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During this period, Qin Huairu became a celebrity in the surrounding area. She was gossiped about every day when she went out to sweep the streets. Some people even dug up her glorious past, such as the pretty widow in the steel rolling mill, the one who crawled into the woods, the one who gave her white flour buns, etc. The stories were so vivid that many men wanted to see her beauty. Some even passed by the area that Qin Huairu was responsible for cleaning every day.

Qin Huairu looked as if she was about to cry, which was really pitiful. Tears were streaming down her snow-white face. Originally, everyone would have sympathized with her, but, as time went on, she became annoying because she cried at every turn. In addition, her Jia family was notorious for "borrowing but not returning". Once they fell into poverty, many residents ran to Qin Huairu to repay their money and food, which made the Jia family's life even worse. Qin Huairu had no choice but to go to Yi Zhonghai and Sha Zhu's families, but to no avail. Just when she was at a loss, Xu Damao appeared.

It was a sunny morning. Qin Huairu was wearing ragged clothes and sweeping the street with her head down. She heard a voice from afar: "Isn't this Qin Huairu? I heard that she was very successful and famous in the steel mill!"

"Yes, but now we have to come out to sweep the streets. How pitiful!"

"What's so pitiful about that? You deserve it!"

Qin Huairu felt a sharp pain in her heart, tears welled up in her eyes, but she still tried hard not to cry. She knew that she was no longer the envied woman, and now she could only rely on her own hands to make a living. Now her job was to sweep the streets, and it was arranged by the street office. At least she could earn 10 yuan a month. For the Jia family of four, this income was not enough to starve to death, but it was not enough to eat enough.

At this moment, a figure appeared in front of Qin Huairu. She looked up and saw that it was Xu Damao. Xu Damao looked at her with a smug look on his face and said, "Qin Huairu, I didn't expect that you would have this day, did you? This job of sweeping the streets is not easy."

Qin Huairu bit her lip and said nothing. She knew Xu Damao had always had ill intentions towards her, and now that he saw her in such a state of distress, he would definitely take the opportunity to add insult to injury.

Xu Damao continued, "What, you have nothing to say? Weren't you very powerful? Why did you become like this now?" As he spoke, he reached out and touched Qin Huairu's face.

Qin Huairu subconsciously dodged his hand, with a hint of disgust in her eyes. Seeing this, Xu Damao's face darkened and he said, "Humph, why are you pretending to be noble? Do you think I don't know about your affairs?"

Qin Huairu was furious, but she suppressed her anger and said, "Xu Damao, don't go too far!"

Xu Damao sneered, "Too much? How did I do that? Don't forget, you still haven't paid me back what you owe me!"

Qin Huairu was stunned and asked, "When did I owe you anything?"

Xu Damao smiled, took out a piece of paper from his pocket, handed it to Qin Huairu, and said, "Look at this, is it your signature?"

Qin Huairu took the note, took a look at it, and was stunned. The note was indeed signed by her, and it said that she had borrowed a sum of money from Xu Damao. This money was because her family had no income and could not borrow money before, so she had to ask Xu Damao for money. However, Xu Damao was not as kind as Sha Zhu, and asked Qin Huairu to leave an IOU, and the repayment time had passed. Qin Huairu thought that since she had borrowed the money with her own ability, why should she pay it back, so she did not take it seriously. Now that she saw the IOU in Xu Damao's hand, she felt something was wrong.

Qin Huairu widened her eyes, looked at Xu Damao in disbelief, and said, "You...what do you want to do?"

Xu Damao laughed proudly and said, "What are you doing? It clearly says here that you borrowed money from me and you have to pay it back in a month. Do you want to default on your debt? Don't forget, there is your signature on it."

"Don't I have no money? If I had money, I would have paid you back long ago." Qin Huairu said with tears in her eyes and aggrievedly.

"Then when will you have the money? Give me some time, otherwise I can only go to the police station and let the police judge the case." Xu Damao said proudly.

"I don't have much left from my monthly salary now. How about I pay you back when Banggeng grows up and gets a job?" Qin Huairu gave a blank check.

"What the hell are you thinking? Banggeng has to grow up and find a job before I can pay him back. I can't wait that long." Xu Damao would not be fooled and refused directly.

"What do you want?"

"Don't you know what I want?" Xu Damao looked Qin Huairu up and down with lustful eyes, his intention was very obvious.

Qin Huairu was so angry that she was shaking all over. She didn't expect Xu Damao to use this method to deal with her. She knew that she was probably doomed this time, and she couldn't help feeling desperate.

At this moment, Yi Zhonghai came over. He saw Xu Damao and Qin Huairu arguing, so he asked, "What are you doing here?"

Xu Damao quickly put away the note and said with a smile: "It's okay, we were just chatting."

When Xu Damao saw someone interrupting him, he left quickly.

Yi Zhonghai frowned, muttering in his heart what bad things Xu Damao was up to. However, he was too lazy to care about these things, so he just said to Qin Huairu casually: "Huairu, don't be discouraged, as long as you work hard and raise the children well, your life will definitely get better in the future."

Qin Huairu nodded obediently, her eyes full of gratitude. But in fact, she was secretly cursing Yi Zhonghai in her heart. This old guy just said useless nonsense! Knowing that her family was living such a hard life, Yi Zhonghai always pretended not to know and no longer helped her as wholeheartedly as before.

After Yi Zhonghai finished speaking, he turned around and left the yard, leaving Qin Huairu alone cleaning the yard.

After everyone left, Qin Huairu's pitiful and helpless expression disappeared instantly, replaced by a face full of ferocity and resentment. An uncontrollable rage surged in her heart, as if to swallow up the whole world. However, as the saying goes, "A penny can make a hero fall." Qin Huairu is not a hero, and the predicament she faces is by no means a problem that can be solved by just a penny. At this moment, she deeply felt her powerlessness and helplessness.

After Banggeng returned home, Qin Huairu felt her blood pressure soar again. The test results Banggeng brought back were really terrible. Even if he was a pig, he couldn't have done so badly. There were some questions that even Qin Huairu, who had never been to school, could get a few answers right. However, Banggeng, maybe he was really stupid, actually got all of them wrong. At the same time, Banggeng also told Qin Huairu that the head teacher was coming to visit their home and urge them to pay this year's tuition.

When Qin Huairu heard this, her face changed drastically. She didn't have any money on hand.